Visa's are processed!

Our passports are back in our hands - that was fast service!
Our flights are confirmed!
Now we need plenty of prayers! Prayers for:

• a safe flight - 2 day flight & 6 hr. car ride (with no delays would be wonderful)
• our health
• our son accepting us as his new family
• the process moves along in a timely manner
• we all have joyful sprits and attitudes
• our kids enjoy visiting their hometown

Our trip to Petropavolsk, Kazakhstan in 2006 was wonderful and we met many kind and wonderful people. We are praying our trip is just as wonderful.

LOI RECEIVED 7-23-10

Letter of Invitation has been received! Whoohoo! We are so excited!
Now, we apply for our Visas! We are using "The Assistant Stork" for our Visa process. We overnight our passports to The Assistant Stork and they actually walk our passports into the Embassy and take care of everything for us. It is worth every penny. And their service is outstanding!

One day closer!

Well, we still don't have our LOI (letter of invitation), however, our coordinator did tell us that it now looks like mid-July. The way I understand it, is the coordinator in Kaz is on vacation till then so even if we get our LOI next week (still hoping to get it asap), we cannot travel till July. So, for me, if I can pinpoint a date (can't do that without an LOI), then we can make our flight arrangements, get our Visa's, pack, etc. AND........Larry can still do the fireworks on July 3 for Newburgh! The kids are getting so excited and can hardly wait!

Still waiting but one day closer

For those following along......we are still waiting for our LOI (letter of invitation). We know everything will work out according to God's plan so we wait patiently.

FBI fingerprints

January 22, 2010 - We sent (via Fed Ex) our fingerprints to the FBI for updating.
March 21, 2010 - We received (via Fed Ex w/our acct. number) our updated clearance from the FBI.

Dossier on it's way Kazakhstan

On March 16, we received word that our Dossier (adoption docs) was sent to Kazakhstan. Whoohoo!
Once received in Kazakhstan, the documents will be in route to:
1)Ministry of Foreign Affairs
2)Ministry of Education
3)Our specific region
4)Then we receive a LOI (letter of invitation) to travel
This process can take about 3 months so we hope to travel this summer!!
Please keep us in your prayers as we prepare for the trip and the process goes smooth.

Fundraiser

Many thanks to those who supported our children with their fundraiser. We are truly blessed to receive so much support, prayers, and encouragement. The fundraiser was held with hopes of our children being able to travel with us to meet their new sibling and to help cover expenses. They are both very talented and this fundraiser helped them raise funds and be a part of the planning and adoption. They worked very hard selling lithographic prints from original art work, scarves and pom pons for the hair. Posted are a couple prints that our son sold at the fundraiser and also scarves that may be ordered (in just about any color).

The one who blesses others is abundantly blessed. (Proverbs 11:25)